Shoe



May 20, 1924. 1,495,107

A. REED SHOE Filed Jan- 19 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 .4 ..Reed,

A. REED May 20, 1924.

SHOE

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Patented May 20, 1924.

UNITE STATES ADAM REED, OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON.

SHOE.

Application filed January 19, 1922. Serial No. 530,445.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, ADAM REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yakima, in the county of Yakima and State of Washington, have invented new and useful Tmprovements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to shoes, boots and the like, and it contemplates the provision in a shoe, boot or the like, of means whereby a person sufiering from fallen arches will be readily and quickly relieved.

The invention further contemplates the provision in a shoe of arch supporting means that are not a separate adjunct of the shoe hut on the other hand, form an integral part thereof, and said supporting means are so placed and secured to the upper and soles of the shoe that said shoe may he easily and comfortably worn and will have a finished appearance similar to shoes at present in use in which supports are not provided.

The invention in all of its details will he fully understood from the following description and claims, when the same are read in connection with the drawings, accompanying and forming part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a shoe embodying the principles of my invention nd-showing the tapes in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of. the innersole and flap and showing the construction of said innersole and its connection to the flap.

Figure 3 is an inverted plan view of the finished shoe and showing the line of stitching that penetrates the outersole, insole and flap of the upper.

Figure 4 illustrates a last, and the manner in which my novel shoe is built thereon.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken in the plane indicated by line 55 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a view taken in the plane indicated b line 66 of Figure 2 and showing the e evating disk or pad that may be secured to the outer face of the ball por tion of the insole and which disk rests between the insole and outer sole.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the views of the dra My novel arch supporting means are preferably employed in connection with an inner sole 1 that is channeled as indicated, y 2

from a point slightly above the shank of the innersole on one side to a point slightly above the upper termination of the heel of the inner sole on the opposite side thereof. This channel 2 may be formed either by hand or by machinery. By preference the pad 3 of leather or other suitable material is arranged on the ball of the innersole for the purpose of raising the metatarsal heads of the arch of the shoe wearer.

Secured to the innersole by means of the stitching 5 and 6 is the well known welt 4 and it will be seen that unlike welts in the ordinarily constructed shoe, the welt terminates at one side of the innersole at the start of the shank portion of the innersole. Manlfestly' the shank of the innersole is extremely indented or cut to anexaggerated extent on one side as compared to the opposite, side for an important purposeto be set forth. However the deep indenting of one side of the shank materiallyk'decreases the width of the shank. and v theshank isskivedE Whereby the shank is indented portion .1 of: .80

raised on the side that is not skived. a. The

cutting and skivingof" the shank tendsfto increase the flexibility ofthe finished prodnot of shoe. lhe -outersole-1; of the shoeis correspondingly skivedand cut to the inner .sole except that the outersole is wider atthe.

shank than is the innersole.

The upper of my novel shoe is provided tapes 9 that are placed between the lining that is formed integral on the, slde of the upper that rests above the deeplyand the upper before the said upper is stitched to the lining. The tapes extend to the eyelets of the upper and are secured to the upper within the lining by means of finishing stitching 13 and the stitching that follows the eyelets. The tapes cause taut holding of the foot in conjunction with the flap 7'and prevents breaking down of the arch of the foot, as well as re-enforcing the flap 7. On the less indented side of the shoe, I provide tapes 9 that are arran ed under the upper between said upper and ining in a manner similar to tapes 9. The tapes 9 are secured to the upper before the upper' is stitched to the welt. A channel 17 is formed in the shank of stitched therein by means of the rows of stitching 8 that may be made by hand or machinery.

The tacks 10 serve to fasten theupper to the heel' portion of the shank.

In constructing a shoe after the manner of my improvements I take a last A that has been hollowed out at the inner arch and place upon the bottom thereof an innersole which has been shaped and channeled at 17 and skived and cut as before described. I temporarily secure the innersole to last A by lasting tacks through the longitudinal center of the sole from toe to heel to hold same in place. I then take an upper having the flap or extension 7 and proceed to last the same to the innersole by means of lasting tacks, I then attach the welt 4 to the innersole and upper by the Goodyear inseaming machine. The lasting tacks 15 hold the upper to the last A during this operation and the welt 4 as before described does not extend alon the deeply indented portion of the shan of the innersole but stops at the great toe joint on one side and extends around the shoe to the heel on the opposite side. The lapse between the great toe and heel on the indented shank portion is to receive the extension or flap of the upper. The flap 7 is drawn very snugly over the arch where it is fastened by the lasting tacks 15 above referred to. The channel 17 having been cut in the shank the flap 7 is anchored therein by stitching 8. The outer sole 1 is then stitched to the inner sole and welt by means of a Goodyear stitching machine that produces the stitching 5'. These stitches do not enter the upper at all, but through the welt and stop at the joint of the great toe or in other words where the welt terminates stitches 5' run from the heel on one side of the shoe to the point designated by 8' at the joint of the great toe. I; then withdraw the lasting tacks and remove the last and secure the flap 7 to the outer sole by continuing the stitching from 8 at the joint of the big toe to 8' at the termination of the heel. The line of stitching 8' is preferably made by hand and secures flap 7 to outersole leaving the innersole free from the outer sole at this point. I again insert the last A and attach the heel 12 to the heel portion of the outer sole 1 that rests above the heel portion 14 that is preferably curved outwardly as shown in Figure 5 to give more resiliency to the heel.

After this has been accomplished I finally stitch at the point 11 by means of a Goodyear stitching machine or hand and said stitching asses through outer sole 1, inner edge of ap 7 approximately between the rows of stitching 8 and finally into innersole 1. The stitchin 11 anchors the flap between the inner and outer soles so that it cannot break down at this point and because of the fact that the flap 7 is stitched to the outersole 1 at points 8'8 and not to innersole 1 at said point, suflicient resiliency coupled with arch-supporting is produced at this point. The flap 7 is an integral part or extension of theupper and acts to engage the arch portion at the curved part of a human instep. The flap of necessity must engage the arch of the foot because the welt is missing at this point and the innersole is deeply indented where the flap travels between the line of stitching 88 and the lines of stitching 8 and 11. \Vhen the foot is placed in a shoe constructed as set forth, the arch will pull against the flap and said flap will act as a cushioning support for the arch.

The channel 17 may be curved or straight if desired and the tapes 9 terminate slightly in the rear of the termination of the flap While the stitching 88' is preferably produced as near to the edge of the outersole as possible.

The construction and arrangement of the upper, tapes 9 and 9, lining etc. that are manifestly appurtenances of the upper, are produced prior to securing of the upper to the inner and outer soles.

The invention is extremely simple to produce and does not materially add to the cost of the shoe and will in no way detract from the finished appearance thereof. I

Having described my invention, What I claim anddesire to secure by Letters-Patent 1s:

1. In a shoe the combination of an innersole having one side of its shank deeply indented, a channel formed adjacent the indented portion, a welt stitched to the innersole and extending from the termination of the heel of the innersole on one side to a point at the forward end of the indented portion of the shank, said shank being skived at the indented side, an upper having an extension that is stitched intothe channel of the innersole, tapes secured between the lining and the upper; said tapes terminating slightly beyond the seam by which the extension is secured into the channel of the innersole, an outer sole stitched to the innersole and having its shank slightly wider than that of the innersole, stitching for securing the extension to the outersole and other stitching for securing the outer sole, innersole and-extension to each other.

2. In an arch supporting shoe, the combination of an innersole having a shank with one comparatively straight side and a dee 1y cut opposite side; the straight side bem thicker than the out side, a channel forms in the shank alongside the deep cut thereof, a welt secured to the innersole from the straight side of the shank to the beginning of the out side thereof, an up er secured to the innersole and having a ap'that rests 13o beneath the shank of the innersole and is stitched into the channel thereof, an outer sole secured to the innersole by a line of stitching that extends from the heel of the innersole on the straight shank portion to the end of the welt on the opposite side of the innersole, a line of stitching extending from the termination of the welt to the heel of the shoe on the cut shank side of the innersole and adapted to secure the outersole to the flap of the upper, a line of stitching running parallel to the second stitching and adapted to secure the inner, outer soles and flap to each other and a heel adapted to seat over the heel of the innersole.

3. In an arch supporting shoe, the combination of an innersole having a channel in its shank, said shank being comparativel narrow in width and raised on one si e thereof, a pad secured in the center of the ball of the innersole, a welt secured to the innersole and terminating on one side at the beginning point of the shank, an upper adapted to be secured to the welt and having an extension that is secured to the shank of the ADAM REED. Witnesses:

J on L. CLIFT, HARRY F. Lmsn. 

